Robin Rigg
Scotland's first offshore wind farm. Straddles England/Scotland border in Solway Firth. Round 2 development.
United KingdomTechnology
Capacity
174 MW ◆
Turbines
58 × 3 MW ◆
Model
Vestas V90 3-0 ◆
Foundation
Monopile ◆
Site & conditions
Site rights
Seabed rights held ∴
Origination
Crown Estate Round 1 · 2001 ·
Water depth
5–18 m ◆
Distance from shore
10 km ◆
Wind speed
9.3 m/s @ 100 m ≈
Revenue & grid
Offtake
Other ∅
Grid
Secured · Apr 2010 ◆
Connection
Seaton substation, Cumbria, 132 kV (OFTO: TC Robin Rigg OFTO … ◆
Schedule
FID
Taken · date not recorded ∴
COD
Apr 2010 ◆
Project timeline & ownership verified milestones on the spine · ownership from Hafrok's transactions record
5 dated milestones on the spine, each with its source · 2 recorded ownership deals from Hafrok's transactions record · the developer's announced-COD history
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Revenue & offtake contract terms, price levels and the route to market
the contract terms on record · price over time in money of the day · the routes to market and the next visible round
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Installation how the build is going · from sourced statements and Hafrok's registers
construction status and turbines standing · vessel and port contracts · the grid connection and whether it is ready in time
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Sources & verification
Rests on 13 sources (15 primary) · ◆ 10 documents held
◆Verified≈Modelled◇Sourced∴Inferred⌁Convention○Unverified∅No source·Derived
Numbers are stable citation ids — grouped by source class, so they are not consecutive.
Regulator3
[2]
Scottish Executive / Marine Scotland2003◆ Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm - Section 3…
“The Scottish Ministers, pursuant to section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989, hereby consent to the construction and operation by Offshore Energy Resources Ltd and Solway Offshore Limited [...] of a win…”
supportsBackground
[13]
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2026-05-06◆ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD…
“REPD Q1 2026 quarterly extract — Ref ID 2496: Site Name "Robin Rigg East", Development Status "Operational", Installed Capacity 84 MWelec, Operator "E.ON UK"; Ref ID 2497: Site Name "Robin Rigg West",…”
supportsRegister entry
[15]
Scottish Government Marine Directorate (MD-LOT)2026-08-23◆ Scottish MD-LOT marine projects register…
“Register row "Robin Rigg Offshore Windfarm" (key ml/robin-rigg-offshore-windfarm): Application stage "Post-consent", type "Renewables - Wind".”
supportsRegister entry
Operator4
[1]
[3]
E.ON Climate & Renewables / BVG Associates2012-07◆ Robin Rigg East And West Operation Maint…
“Robin Rigg is located in the Solway Firth, off the west coast of Scotland and close to the north coast of Cumbria, where its operational base (Workington) and grid connection (Seaton) are located. The…”
supportsFinal investment decisionCommercial operationCOD historyModelUnit capacity+3 more
[9]
[14]
National Energy System Operator (NESO)2026-07-21◆ NESO Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) R…
“NESO TEC Register, edition 21 July 2026 - PRO-000194: "Robin Rigg East Offshore Wind Farm", Status "Built", MW Connected 86, Effective From n/a, Customer "RWE RENEWABLES UK ROBIN RIGG EAST LIMITED"; P…”
supportsRegister entry
Trade press6
[4]
Solway Shore-walker (E.ON-approved content per article)2016-02-22◆ What’s been happening at Robin Rigg? An …
“Why was she at Robin Rigg? To decommission two of the turbines, A1 and B1 [...] 'After the storms of winter 2013/14 there was an effect on the channel causing it to move. We made a proactive decision …”
supportsTurbines
[5]
Transmission Investment2021◆ Robin Rigg - Transmission Investment
“The Robin Rigg offshore transmission assets connect the 174MW Robin Rigg offshore windfarm to the 132kV electricity distribution network at Seaton substation in Cumbria. The 132kV export cable route i…”
supportsTotal capacityDistance from shore
[8]
Power Technology (GlobalData)2023◆ Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm, United Ki…
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsConsentOnshore constructionOffshore constructionFoundationWater depth+1 more
[10]
[11]
BBC News2009-09-09
Press report — cited, not quoted; read it at the source link.
supportsFirst power
[12]
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